Hook



Patented ct. 7, 1924,

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To all whom t may concer/n.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. GAUTHIER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Big Lake, in the county of Skagit and State of Washington, have invented a new and useful Hook, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a fish hook, and the invention aims so to construct the hook that when the same is ldrawn downwardly by the fish, spring arms will be set free, the spring arms moving outwardly to hold the fish, and a sure catch resulting.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what isl claimed, changes 'in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

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Figure 1 shows in elevation, 4a device constructed in accordance with the invention, the rider appearing in section; Figure 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1; Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

The hook forming the subject matter of this application embodies main spring arms 1 connected at their upper ends by an annular guide 2, and auxiliary spring arms 3 connected at their upper ends, as shown at 4, to the main spring arms 1, to form, at the upper end of the device, a rigid shank which carries the guide 2. Although four arms 1--3 are shown in the drawings, it is to be understood that there may be as many or as few of the arms as is considered eX- pedient: preferably, however, there are not less than three of the arms. The lower portions of the arms land 3 are resilient, and tend to swing outwardly. At their lower extremities the arms 1 and 3 are supplied Application filed December 4, 1922. Serial No. 604,874.

with outstanding lingers 5 carrying barbs 6. The parts 5 and 6 constitute hooks at 4the lower ends of the arms 1 and 3, and it may 'y The arms 1,`

is mounted for reciprocation on the arms land 3, the bore of the rider preferably` being flared at its ends, as shown at 9, so that the rider may not have too strong a frictional hold on the arms. A connecting element 10 is provided, and, preferably is l iieXible, the connecting element being made of braided wire, if desired. The connecting element 10 passes slidably through the guide 2 and is supplied at its upper end with any suitable means for connecting it with a fishing line (not shown) a loop 11 in the connecting element will answer the purpose.-

suring an `impaling of the fish on `the hooks 5 6.

What is claimed is A lish hook comprising outwardly eXpansible arms connected at their extreme upper ends by an integral upstanding eye, the arms being bowed outwardly at points adjacent to their lower ends to form stops, a third outwardly expansible arm, means for securing the upper end of the third arm to the Y lirst specified arms at a point near tothe eye, to form a rigid shank, a rider slidabley upon the arms and of such diameter as to bring all portions of the arms which lie above and below the stops into Contact, when absolutely and positively and t0 hold the the rider engages the stops, thereby to stien ln testimony that elaim the foregoing as the device, fingers at the lower ends of the my own, l have hereto zuxed my signature 10 arms, Vthe stops being so Constructed as to in the presence of two witnesses.

limit the downward movement or the rider GEORGE FREDERIC GAUTHIER rider absolutely against engagement with 1fVitnesses: the fingers, and an operating member con- C. lW. GRANT, nected to the rider and slidable in the eye. JACK RAYNO. 

